{"id":12430,"date":"2026-05-04T16:05:13","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T10:35:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=12430"},"modified":"2026-05-04T16:18:35","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T10:48:35","slug":"about-bureau-of-indian-standards-bis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/about-bureau-of-indian-standards-bis\/","title":{"rendered":"Bureau of Indian Standards"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Bureau of Indian Standards Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has published a number of standards for medical assistive technologies as a part of the NLEAP (National List of Essential Assistive Products) initiative.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Bureau of Indian Standards<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is the national standard body of India established <\/span><b>under the Bureau of Indian Standards<\/b> <b>Act 2016.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Objective:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It was established for the <\/span><b>harmonious development of the activities of standardization, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">marking, and quality certification of goods and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is the <\/span><b>successor of the Indian Standards Institution<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (ISI), which was created in 1947.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BIS represents <\/span><b>India in International Organization for Standardization<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (ISO) and <\/span><b>International Electrotechnical Commission<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (IEC).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Nodal Ministry:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is functioning under the administrative control of <\/span><b>the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Headquarter:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is <\/span><b>headquartered in New Delhi<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and maintains regional and branch offices throughout the country.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Functions of Bureau of Indian Standards<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BIS has been <\/span><b>providing traceability and tangibility<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> benefits to the national economy in a number of ways by<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Providing safe, reliable quality goods;\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Minimizing health hazards to consumers;\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Promoting exports and imports substitute; control over proliferation of varieties etc. through standardization, certification, and testing.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It operates <\/span><b>product certification schemes<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> through which it grants licenses to manufacturers covering practically every industrial discipline, from agriculture and textiles to electronics.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pib.gov.in\/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2257271&amp;reg=3&amp;lang=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">PIB<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bureau of Indian Standards ensures quality, safety, and certification of goods in India. 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